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Chapter 355, If a dog bites you, will you bite the dog back?
On the way to the Duke of Liang's mansion, Yin Yunzhou led the way, walking at the front; followed by Hua Changxi and Jing Liao, walking side by side; and then, the Imperial Guards followed closely behind.

The once bustling street was deserted as vendors packed up their stalls and pedestrians retreated because of their arrival. In the blink of an eye, no ordinary people could be seen on the street anymore, leaving only a few cultivators who gathered in twos and threes on both sides of the street, watching them from afar.

Hua Changxi looked at the ordinary people who had hidden in the shops and found that they all avoided her gaze with fear. Thinking of the reactions of the neighbors in Nanluo Lane when they saw her, she felt very depressed.

"What do you want to tell me? Go ahead."

Jingle remained silent the entire way, so Hua Changxi had to break the silence herself.

Jing looked over and smiled, "I just want to walk with you for a while."

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I've only been back in the capital for less than an hour, and you've already come to ambush me. I don't believe you if you say you have nothing to say to me."

After a moment of silence, Jing asked, "What do you plan to do about the matter of the Duke of Liang's mansion?"

Hua Changxi chuckled and looked coldly at Jing Liao: "Not only did the Duke of Liang hunt me down, but he also besieged my family. Looking at you like this, it's as if I'm the one bullying the Duke of Liang's mansion."

Jing looked at her and said, "You're getting a little too emotional."

Hua Changxi glanced at him sideways but didn't say anything.

Can you not be excited?

She and her family were clearly the victims. It's one thing for outsiders who don't know the inside story to be unaware, but she never expected that in Jingle's eyes, she would also become the villain.

Jingle: "The actions of the Duke of Liang's mansion are a matter of public opinion. The question now is, what do you intend to do?"

Hua Changxi looked at him and asked with a smile, "Are you worried about me? Worried that I'll be at a disadvantage and get hurt if I go up against the Duke of Liang's mansion all by myself?"

He shook his head, his expression serious: "All the people in the Liang State Duke's Mansion combined are no match for you."

Yin Yunzhou, who was walking in front, and the Imperial Guards walking behind, were listening intently to the conversation between the two men the whole way.

Upon hearing the words "clean," both Yin Yunzhou and the Embroidered Uniform Guards changed their expressions repeatedly.

Hua Changxi smiled and looked at Jing Liao: "I didn't expect you to think so highly of me?"

Jingle: "The highest cultivation level in the Liang State Duke's Mansion is the Liang State Duke himself, who is now half crippled. In addition, the Yin family has about ten Nascent Soul cultivators. I am not afraid of these people even if they are all together, let alone you."

Hua Changxi paused for a moment: "Since you're not worried about me, then you're worried about the people from the Duke of Liang's mansion? What, are you afraid that once I get to the Duke of Liang's mansion, I'll start a fight and indiscriminately kill innocent people?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Yunzhou's breathing became unsteady.

Jing looked at Hua Changxi without answering and asked instead, "Can you?"

Hua Changxi's eyes were cold: "I am not a monk, and I don't have that much compassion. I believe in giving people a taste of their own medicine."

Upon hearing this, Jing smiled and suddenly said, "So, if a dog bites you, you bite the dog back?"

Hua Changxi's originally firm and resolute heart was directly disrupted by these words. He stared at Jing Liao, speechless and surprised, never expecting him to say something so down-to-earth.

Jing Liao composed himself, his previous mockery turning serious: "The Liang State Duke's Mansion uses power to oppress people, while you use force to oppress people. One uses power, the other uses force. Do you think there is a fundamental difference between you two?"

Hua Changxi rolled her eyes. She knew that Jing had rushed over so quickly because she was here to teach her a lesson: "Of course there is a difference. The Duke of Liang's mansion actively harmed people, while I was passively responding to their attacks."

Jingle: "I'm not here to persuade you to lay down your butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot. I just want you to ask your heart: do you really want to become a person like the Duke of Liang?"

Hua Changxi frowned but remained silent.

Jing said, "No matter what your motives are, the results of your actions cannot be hidden." "The Yin family members who are now intimidated and fearful by your force are the same Hua family members who were oppressed by the Liang State Duke's Mansion with their power. The essence of your actions is exactly the same."

Hua Changxi grew increasingly irritated and, not wanting to listen any longer, interrupted, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Jing looked at Hua Changxi with an exceptionally serious gaze and asked again, "Do you want to become someone like the Duke of Liang?"

Hua Changxi remained silent for a long while: "You've come here just to stop me from going to the Duke of Liang's mansion? You want me to swallow this insult, even if the Duke of Liang hunts me down and my family is implicated, I have no choice but to endure it?"

Jing did not answer the question and continued walking forward with Yin Yunzhou.

Hua Changxi didn't want to say anything more, lest she be swayed by his emotions.

The group walked forward in silence, and no one spoke again. Before long, they arrived at the street entrance where the Duke of Liang's mansion was located.

Jingle stopped and looked at Hua Changxi: "The three non-leaking studies of Buddhism are: precepts, concentration, and wisdom. Among them, concentration is about examining one's true nature, which means that one must guard oneself."

"People need to figure out what they really want and what kind of person they want to become."

"The Duke of Liang's mansion bullied you first, so it's understandable that you retaliated. But have you thought clearly about the strength and limits of your retaliation?"

"You need to understand that outsiders get to know you through your actions. Violence is always frightening; do you want to become someone everyone avoids like the plague?"

"Entering the world and gaining experience is never easy. If one cannot stand firm in the face of malice and violence from the outside world, it is easy to lose one's composure and ultimately become an accomplice to malice and violence."

At this point, Jingle stopped and remained silent for a moment: "Changxi, the path of cultivation is full of thorns. I hope that we can all overcome the thorns and walk towards the light."

"Alright, I'll accompany you this far."

Standing at the street corner, one could already see the Duke of Liang's mansion. Jing glanced towards the mansion and smiled, "You'll have to walk the rest of the way yourself."

Hua Changxi looked at him without saying a word.

Jing looked at her deeply, then turned and left without hesitation.

The cleanliness of the area did affect Hua Changxi, most directly manifested in her slowing down as she walked towards the Duke of Liang's residence.

According to her original plan, she intended to directly intimidate the Liang State Duke's Mansion with force.

Even if she couldn't take action in the capital, she would still use her soul power to intimidate the key personnel of the Liang State Duke's Mansion.

As for the culprit, Duke Liang, she would not let him go. She had already pictured Duke Liang being engulfed in flames in her mind.

If it's clean.
Although it might seem like he was talking without understanding the situation, some of the things he pointed out startled Hua Changxi, even frightened her.

Before this, she had never imagined that she would be the same kind of person as the Duke of Liang!
Yes, he's right. Using power to oppress people, using force to oppress people, are essentially using violence to intimidate the weak, and both are examples of the strong bullying the weak.

Amidst my chaotic thoughts, we arrived at the Duke of Liang's mansion.

There was no one at the entrance, not even the gatekeeper.

Seeing that Hua Changxi seemed lost in thought, Yin Yunzhou quickly said, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and announce your arrival." With that, he dashed into the Liang State Duke's residence.

Hua Changxi did not stop her, but looked at the mansion of the Duke of Liang, her eyes slightly narrowed. Jing's words made her think of other things.

The karmic reckoning on the Karmic Fire Platform, the test of virtue in the Fire Spring Palace.
They all seem to point to the same thing: cultivators must cultivate themselves and maintain self-discipline!
(End of this chapter)